Sapper Henry James Murphy
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Murphy,
Henry James
Date of birth: 1898-01-01
Place of birth: Reserve Mines Nova Scotia Canada
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Miner
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 10
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 715729
Highest Rank:
Sapper
Rank detail
- Sapper (Army).
- Private (Army). 1916-03-29 ?
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Whilst with his Company working in a gallery at Mount Sorrel, on 9th. April 1917, at about 6:30 p.m. he was killed by an enemy camouflet.
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 1594840
LAC ID:
208039
Service file: B6509-S030
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Patrick and Esther Murphy, of Reserve Mines, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Previous Service: Militia
Uploader's Research notes:
Camouflet - underground explosion that does not reach the surface, creating a cavity filled with gas and smoke. If it reached the surface, it would create a crater.
Although he died during the time of the Vimy offensive, he was working at Mount Sorrel in Belgium, so was not killed at Vimy Ridge.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-08-16